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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Verbena macdougalii - MacDougal verbena

Other Common Names: New Mexico vervain, hillside verbena
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Verbenaceae


   
 
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Perennial   Similar Species: Verbena hastata
General Desc: Harshly hairy plant, 4-sided stems, and thick, dense, long, erect spikes each with a ring of small, blue to purple bilaterally symmetrical flowers at 1 level. This species resembles members of the mint family, but lacks the aromatic odor.
Identification notes: Erect stiff branched, similar to V. hastata, 1 to 3 flowering spikes per stem are broader, hairs on stems spreading; leaves long, toothed; flower spikes dense, ring of small blue to purple flowers at 1 level; styles have sterile, fertile lobes.
Height: To 31 inches


Habitat

Habitat Description: Valleys and open flats at moderate or high elevations, grows on roadsides at middle elevation, often in pine forests.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5000 - 8500 feet


Flower Characteristics

Color: Blue to purple     Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters     Tubular: Y     Flowering Period: Jul - Aug
Description: Flower tube about as long as the sepals; a ring of small, blue to purple bilaterally symmetrical flowers. The long, thick, dense flower spikes have a ring of small flowers at 1 level, the level moves up the flowering stem.


Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Round or oval     Leaf Margin: Toothed     Leaf Attachment: Opposite     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are long and toothed, prominently veined on lower surface, wrinkled on upper surface.


Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Nutlets less than 1/16 inch long.


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